Review on Sony FDR-AX53 Black Camcorder: High-Quality Recording and Stunning Clarity by Nurul ᠌

Used a lot of SONY cameras. From household to semi-pro. 1. AX53 is the first camera in which the stabilizer turns off by itself. Shooting with a tripod and even more so with a monopod is almost impossible. A lot of marriage in the form of trembling from the fact that you lightly touched the tripod handle. The tripod stands on a wooden floor. A man is passing by. Result: image jitter. The new firmware 1.02 does not solve this issue. The stabilizer turned off and on. If you are a person with strong hands, then the stabilizer may turn off even when shooting handheld. To turn it on, you need to shake the camera. When it works, it stabilizes well. Except for artifacts from adding a fifth stabilization axis. There are many artifacts. It all depends on the shooting conditions. Disabling the stub just infuriates! Those. SONY support was completely unaware that it was shutting down. They assured me that this could not be. After a week they change their mind. Apparently consulted with more literate guys. Now they say that it should be so. This is stated in the specification. Lies! The specification is silent. Otherwise, no one would buy such a camera. 2. With a lack of light, the camera shoots worse than SONY's predecessors. The image turns into a blurry mess without details. Apparently more aggressive noise reduction is working. 3. The manual settings button is almost not felt. It's hard to find and click. Adjusting the lens ring is also inconvenient. It is tight and needs more rotation. In this case, the fingers fall into the frame. I shoot a lot. The first recordings of the concerts went into marriage (shaky image). Because the tripod wasn't good enough for her. On subsequent shootings, he singled out a serious tripod for her and things went well. Other SONY cameras stand on simple tripods and give excellent results. To say that I am dissatisfied with the purchase is an understatement. Disappointed. Maybe SONY will be honored and release a new firmware to improve the operation of the stabilizer, then the camera will become an ordinary household and at least somehow it will be possible to use it.